Cathe

That's a real treasure! Thanks for sharing!

Steve

Glad to share. Yes barnbum, the quilting is entirely by hand. Back then I think she did it as kind of a show off piece. I say 'show off but I really should say 'display' because of her religious beliefs and the way she viewed things. Her quilting is very tight compared to my granny (grandfather's sister). But the quilts from both are still valued by us. My granny's quilt the folks have is a really cool, but then you turn it over and it has the ugliest flannel backing I've ever seen. I guess it was making the most of what she had, which is cool (warm) too when I come to think of it. Waste not, want not...

This particular quilt is very nice, but one thing I note is it’s one that is so heavily quilted you wouldn’t want to sleep under it; yet another consideration when quilting!

Tiffany

The quilting looks super fine from this end too! What an amazing treasure!
~Tiffany

nanabirdmo

what a beauty :!: :!: :!:
i think the quilting pattern is called the Baptist Fan. what a wonderful quilt. love the dutch girl. very sweet.

barnbum

Maybe she quilted it that much because she loved working on it so much. :D

jacquemoe

It looks like you know how to preserve it...............roll it don't fold it and wrap it in acid free paper. That looks so precious and it should last for many more years.

Melissa

What a beautiful quilt and a great memory to have! It's wonderful. :)

SewSew2

What a awesome quilt .....the stitching is awesome. I know you are proud to have it.....thanks for sharing.

Steve

She was a devoted Southern Baptist, so that would fit. Thanks for the information, I'll share it with the folks!

loulee

That quilt is beautiful and brings back so many memories. I can remember my Mom having made one of those. I have seen those Baptist Fans too. Mom had a few quilts that she used that quilting design on. We used to put flannel backing on a lot of our quilts because they were so much warmer in the winter.